Dawson is a county in Nebraska. It was formed in 1860 (1871) from the following county/ies: unorganized. Dawson began keeping birth records in ——, marriage records in 1873, and death records in ——. It began keeping land records in 1871, probate records in 1871, and court records in 1870. For more information, contact the county at 700 N. Washington/P.O. Box 370, Lexington 68850-0370. On the attached map, Dawson is located at E5.